Although lacking her distinctive border-work - apparently that was to come later in her artistic development - the illustrations here are beautiful, with shaggy Fritz being particularly winsome. Originally published in 1981, and then reprinted in this 2016 edition, Fritz and the Beautiful Horses is one of the prolific Jan Brett's earliest picture-books. When the adults and children of a riding party became separated after a breaking bridge trapped the youngsters on the far side of a river, Fritz stepped in and saved the day, safely carrying the children to their parents, thereby winning the love and admiration of all. Lonely for companionship, Fritz was especially attracted to human children, whom he dreamed of carrying. Unfortunately for him, he lived outside a walled city whose citizens valued beauty and elegance in their equine companions, to the detriment of all else. Fritz was a shaggy-maned pony who had a gentle and kind temperament, a sure and steady foot, and a hard-working disposition.
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